steve_floof, Same reason we did in ancient times, aggregating content
skeezix, What’s your favourite rss aggravator?
steve_floof, Theoldreader
themurphy, I think he wanted to know why it’s the best way for people to aggregate content. Implied that OP think it’s not an optimal way of doing it.
PainInTheAES, Cuz algorithm based content really sucks sometimes. Sometimes I want a direct feed to my content.
My RSS feeds are the AP, IT/InfoSec news sources, and XKCD :P
swordsmanluke, RSS is an aggregation protocol that is
- distributed
- pull-oriented
- self-curated
This is in contrast to reddit, digg, lemmy, or other aggregator services which are
- centralized (even if federated)
- push-oriented
- public input w/ moderator curation
Each of these decisions has tradeoffs.
vodkasolution, How can you follow a hundred sources talking about different arguments you wanna check at different times and different time intervals?
muddybulldog, For the most part, I don’t visit websites. I can parse through hundreds of articles in minutes and jump immediately to what interests me. Hell of a lot faster than hopping from site to site in the hopes there’s something of interest.
CorrodedCranium, 
It’s an easy way to keep tabs on websites that sporadically publish content.
It also encourages me to read the news more often.
Massada42, Control over the content I consume.
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